THE ALLEYN MYSTERIES

To amuse his houseguests (and Sir Hubert is famous for his amusing house parties) Sir Hubert Handesley devises a new form of the Murder Game.

But when the lights go up there is a real corpse, with a real dagger in its back - and all seven suspects have had ample time to concoct amusing alibis...

"Ngaio Marsh transforms the detective story from a mere puzzle into a novel"

DAILY EXPRESS

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THE SUN